The final chapter! Take a gander folks!
EDIT: Here's a pdf version of the entirety of Shadow and Fortune, if you're in to that: http://lolstatic-a.akamaihd.net/story/Shadow_and_Fortune_NA-EN.pdf
Sharjo22 votes“Is she dead?” asked Rafen, rubbing his bruised chest.
Illaoi reached up and slapped him.
Then started snoring like a stevedore with lung-blight.
My favourite line. I'm so hyped for Illaoi!
Ebonmaw Dragon18 votes“Don’t you die on me, Rafen!” she wheezed.
“It’ll take more than the dead to kill me,” he grunted. “Bastard thing just winded me.”
Im sure that Rafen is the father of Helmet Bro.
Helmight5 votesHeadcanon accepted.
Ralanr15 votesOh Olaf, death was not yet ready for your grace.
: Can I chase him Lamb?
: No Wolf, you'd never stop.
Celio Hogane HD1 votesKindred is totally "shesh, Die already!"
Lumen Sage11 votesOr alternatively Kindred is trolling him.
Wolf: "Let me chase him Lamb, give him that end he so desires!"
Lamb: "Patience dear wolf, let him run himself tired chasing us first."
Mughi of Ruckus8 votes"He runs, but he runs to us," said Wolf, playful, but confused. "Does that make him mine or yours, Lamb?"
Lamb smiled gently beneath her mask. "He is a special case, dear Wolf. I think he shall meet us both."
23006633_DEL1 votesIndeed, he's running from his feared/fated death but it accepting of the concept of death so... Both
Lord Boltrix2 votesHere is my alternate theory.
Wolf: He willingly seeks a violent end, let me meet him Lamb!
Lamb: Not yet, dear Wolf, he has not earned his death.
Wolf: When will we get to meet him, dear Lamb?
Lamb: After he has joined with others to create song worthy of us.
Wolf: And when will that be? I can hardly wait!
Lamb: He must join with a human, and three undead...
Wolf: To make great music?
Lamb: To make great music.
Wolf: (pauses) ...would one of those undead be that necromancer who likes you?
Lamb: (blushes, looks away, guilty as charged) ...maybe.
Wolf: (groans) See Lamb, this is why you let me deal with our problems!
SignError8 votesThis is how if feel Olaf's Death Ballad would go:
Bye, bye my Freljordian sky Drove my ax into the foul beast but the foul beast was spry And them good ole boys will praise my death by and by Singin' this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die
Wind Whistler1 votesThis is how if feel Olaf's Death Ballad would go:
Bye, bye my Freljordian sky Drove my ax into the foul beast but the foul beast was spry And them good ole boys will praise my death by and by Singin' this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die
Don McLean American Pie?
Daedalus8712 votesNo, Weird Al's the Saga Begins.
MTMTERID3 votesWell, you're both right...
KingWanahakalugi7 votesand...Olaf proves to be the biggest badass in the story yet again in only about 15 lines of text.
Delioth2 votesJust trying to defy destiny... and failing in the most spectacular way possible.
Smithney7 votesLucian was like... http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/006/815/inigo-thumb-375xauto-2548.jpg You killed my wife. Prepare to die.
Anyway, still kinda disappointed with the way the conflict was depicted. :/ Both Lucian and Thresh need better fleshed out characters. At least Illaoi hooked me in. :P
Infiny Mage6 votesLmao I'm officially hyped for Illaoi.
"Is she dead" bitch slapped* She said don't be stupid you fool!
AbrahamBaconham1 votesThey're hinting at her passive
LordHippoman5 votesDamn Sharjo I literally just checked and it wasn't up, how do you do these so fast?
Anyway, spoilers of course, the ending was pretty good! The most important thing is that RAFEN LIVES, but it had a lot of nice touches and memorable moments. I will say that I wish they made it a little more clear that Thresh didn't die when Lucian knocked him off the bridge. I thought he did (Or as close to "die" as Thresh can get), but Lucian later mentions he's still after revenge and trying to save Senna's soul from him, so I guess it takes more than that to finish off the Chain Warden for good.
It's interesting to see that Miss Fortune still thinks she's always the good guy here, though._ “Then I’ll say farewell and good hunting,” she said, standing and dusting her britches. “I hope you find what you’re looking for. Just know that you can lose yourself to revenge.”_
The person who blew up an entire ship to kill one man and has been hunting down anyone he worked with, and very much enjoying killing them, if we're going by her short story on the champ page, probably knows a bit more than she thinks about "losing herself to revenge".
Sharjo3 votesDamn Sharjo I literally just checked and it wasn't up, how do you do these so fast?
Had to make up for missing yesterday on an account of giving blood!
Celio Hogane HD1 votesThe important thing is Senna is NOT dead.
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The important thing is Senna is NOT dead.
she is not dead in the same sense thresh, hec, and karthus isnt "dead"
Celio Hogane HD1 votesdunno dude, valoran magic, maybe her body is in perfect state.
Kaname Date1 voteswasn't it also mentioned that lucian put her under the ground?
Helmight4 votesI mean, technically she isn't, but her soul is trapped in Thresh's lantern. She's as good as dead. The only reason Lucian is hunting Thresh is to put her soul at peace and end the torment she's in.
bookwormpete6 votesAs far as Miss Fortune, I was pleasantly surprised by the character development she went through. After the Deadpool incident and the chaos that followed, I was ready to write her off as a callous (female) who's willing to throw an entire city into anarchy just to kill one man. She seems to have learned her lesson, so to speak, and her attitude in the closing chapter gave me the impression that she's going to reigning in the chaos in Bilgewater: cleaning up her own mess, so to speak. In Burning Tides, she dethroned Gangplank, just to get revenge. Now, she's protected Bilgewater and its people because its the right thing to do, and is proving herself worthy of the crown.
Ralanr5 votesI'm very glad MF wasn't restricted to her guns. I tend to worry that champions are restricted to their in game weapons for stories.
NullDragon5 votesWe also got to learn something about demacian steel from this and Mordekaiser's bio because of that. Definitely some sort of anti-magic or unlife properties of it.
Ralanr3 votes"Holy" magic probably.
NullDragon6 votesI have a theory that any survivors of the Blessed Isles(either away on mission or escaped the destruction) went to Demacia. There we have the order which Lucian and perhaps Vayne are a part of. Demacian steel arose out of their knowledge.
Ralanr4 votesWould make sense. It's possible it went to Ionia as well and evolved differently through combination with local practices.
I AM SO GOD DAMN HYPED ABOUT THIS! This means we get to see magical practices throughout the world and different ways they are applied. By the looks of things, Demacia focuses mostly on defensive magic (but when they grab offensive magic, THEY GRAB OFFENSIVE MAGIC 
) and buffing magic. What's interesting is that Noxus seems to use magic less than Demaica, at least on the battlefield. Or maybe they have recently switched to using science in the battlefield while focusing magic into more covert uses.
If Targon's runic weapons are still a thing, then they're probably the masters of enchanting!
Jeddy01710 votesThe Undead can not stop JUSTICE!!!!
Stars Shaper6 votes
Big maces though...
Celio Hogane HD6 votesBig maces can not stop justice, but can crush justice so it doesn't need to be stopped.
A Superb Villain11 votesLucian used a silver locket; Thresh for most embarrassing loss 2015.
Stars Shaper4 votesIt's super effective!
Clad in Plaid5 votesKinda sad that 
was nowhere to be seen, but I guess he has more important things to attend to. Also, Olaf for best character.
bookwormpete6 votesI was expecting him to show up at the eleventh hour, blasting undead left and right with cannon fire from his new ship, fire off a few rounds at 
, and then sail off once more. Just to show all of Bilgewater that yes, he's still alive; yes, he's mad; and yes, he's still just a scary as the Harrowing.
Papa Andrei5 votesOlaf, just frigging Olaf, I would like to see him and Lucian team up and go to the Shadow Isles, Olaf would go because Death is the key of the Shadow Isles, and Lucian so he can free Senna.
Mughi of Ruckus5 votesWas anyone else a bit annoyed by 
and his interaction with Senna this chapter? I mean, he and Senna were both hardened members, some of the few members left, of their order. They fought with each other side by side, and not only does Lucian buckle with the simplest of possible prodding by Thresh, but then we see Senna call out to him as he's overcome and at his final moments, beautiful and gentle, reach out to support him and shelter him.
That...that actually felt kind of tropey and ill-fitting to me. I mean again, Senna fought the undead, facing "terror that would break most warriors" for years by Lucian's side. We know from the lore that she was filled with unwavering dedication to the order and him with warmth, and she just saw him give up the fight over what's actively and continuously happening _ to her_. I honestly expected Senna to say something more along the lines of, "Lucian! Never surrender to the darkness! Pull yourself together and fight!" Instead of, "Lucian...my love...let me be your shield." I mean there's a strong angle there for her to evoke her eternal dedication to their order and them here and again fighting side by side, but it's left by the wayside in favor of what feels like a generic representation of a damsel supporting the hero with her heart. The trope itself is not bad, but I don't understand why you'd go that route with these characters when they, by virtue of their lore, already have a stronger angle present.
Similarly, both Miss Fortune and Lucian have an identical arc. We have these champions who go in and fight, they get beaten down, and then external forces come up and bail them out just on time, giving them the opportunity to get in a decisive hit in the end so they can claim victory. It's not a bad story device, but it undercuts their own prowess as champions. I got the feeling, rather, that they were characters on their way to becoming champions and this was part of that arc, the beginnings of their legends. The only character I felt was already a force, fully a champion already in their own right and not on their way to become one was Olaf.
And then Lucian seemed to reverse any potential for growth he showed. At the beginning he was so focused on his loss and his pain that it nearly undid him in battle. At the end he's so focused on his loss and personal pain that he ignores the good he could do in Bilgewater, good in line with his order, considering The Harrowing comes for it every year. We have that point in the middle where it seems like he might pull himself together and take steps to become something more, but, sadly, all we got was Senna being the shield that allowed him to continue on as he was without change.
All in all, it was enjoyable if I imagined it as the start of something and ignored all the lore, the new lore, that already had things in a position to be beyond their beginnings. I'm cautiously interested to see what comes next.
SecretAgentHulk2 votesAnd then Lucian seemed to reverse any potential for growth he showed. At the beginning he was so focused on his loss and his pain that it nearly undid him in battle. At the end he's so focused on his loss and personal pain that he ignores the good he could do in Bilgewater, good in line with his order, considering The Harrowing comes for it every year.
In his introduction on day 1, Lucian was unfocused by his grief, stumbling around in the dark, but in his fight with Thresh he became focused in that grief. Instead of having one final mission (killing Thresh) before he loses all purpose, he now sees resolution to his pain and a catharsis to his emotional imbalance. I think being able to send Senna out on his own terms, rather than Thresh's, will be the difference in Lucian's renewed efforts, and is the thing that will allow him to be rehabilitated instead of remaining broken forever.
I also think that, tropes aside, this made sense for Lucian's character. He was facing his arch-nemesis—the one he couldn't defeat when he had Senna at his side and not her memory clouding his thoughts and emotions. Of course he'll be weak against Thresh, and that's what makes it dramatic. It's not dramatic if he clearly outstrips his opponent.
(Also I can't wait to see Hercules enter Hades Lucian go to the Shadow Isles. That's straight-up mythological right there.)
I also don't have too many problems with Miss Fortune's handling, as it again makes sense that she wouldn't be super-capable in fighting undead. (Plus also Riot needed to introduce Illaoi.) It also doesn't take away from their legendary statuses. MF is already a legendary pirate hunter; she just has a hard time against undead. FWIW she did far more against them than most Bilgewater citizens could even dream, making her part in the fight, while still requiring Illaoi's help, legendary.
Finally, remember that Thresh and Hecarim are Legends in their own right, so it makes sense that they would evenly match Lucian and MF. Further, the Harrowing is their turf. They have the home team advantage. It's not bad that our good guys are outmatched—you could even say it was a harrowing experience for them.
Stars Shaper4 votesI was expecting some epiclong fight between Olaf and Morde with the first being saved from his epic death (again) by the light or a taunting retreat of Mordekaiser.
Should I keep my hopes high for some candy things between tomorrow and sunday or just shrug it off?
Peridition3 votesGreat story. I am excited for Illaoi. And the story between Thresh and Lucian was fantastic.
I wonder if there will be an epilogue like there was with the Burning Tides or if Illaoi's champion lore will pick up from this point. I'd really love to know what Gangplank is doing.
GenoXx2 votes"Senna Didn't Die" You know what this means?
SignError2 votesI think Thresh was just taunting Lucian by the fact that Senna is trapped in unending torment inside the lantern, fate worse than death.
Chortle3 votesinb4 Lucian saves Senna from the torment of Thresh's lantern and she becomes of the few benevolent champions from the shadow isles
:^)))))))
Ebonmaw Dragon6 votesI think Thresh was just taunting Lucian by the fact that Senna is trapped in unending torment inside the lantern, fate worse than death.
"Death? No... nothing that simple."
Tronzalore20331 votesIs this implying that Thresh is responsible for the illusion of all the games he's in, and that the Champions are already dead? Would explain respawn--but still prefer more benign reasons, such as enchanted Field of Justice, etc.
Ebonmaw Dragon1 votesIs this implying that Thresh is responsible for the illusion of all the games he's in, and that the Champions are already dead? Would explain respawn--but still prefer more benign reasons, such as enchanted Field of Justice, etc.
The game is not canon.
banthor112 votesCurious where was in all of this since I believe he was mentioned as one of the shadows seen in the approaching Black Mist. Also, I'll never stop asking where 
was in all of this either after tanking one of the previous Harrowings.
I'd like to believe they were off fighting each other on the beach or a small off-coast Island nearby and it looked like a really terrible version of Rock'em-Sock'em Robots.
